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N0.443,930. Patented Dec. 30, 1890.

or it may be suspended by wires.

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SPEOEFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 443,930, dated December 30, 1890,

Application filed September 13, 1890.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY A. BIERLEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Lexingtomin the county of Fayette and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Advertising-Signs; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the ac-- companying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in advertising attachments to be used in connection with electric lights.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and economical advertising; device by means of which advertisements of various kinds may be displayed upon the ground or sidewalk, whereby they are prominently brought to the attention of passers-by.

The invention consists in the novel con struction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved attachment applied to an electric light and showing the manner in which the advertisements are displayed. Fig. 2 is a detail view, partly in section, of the clampingarms; and Fig. 3 is a detail view, also partly in section, of the rod which holds the sign and its attachments.

In the said drawings, the reference-numeral 1 designates the globe of an ordinary electric light. This globe may be secured upon a post, To the lower edge of the globe are attached two bifurcated arms 2, each consisting of two wires connected at their lower ends by means of a clasp 3. The upper ends of these rods are formed into loops 4:, within which are inserted rubber or leather disks which bear against the globe and prevent injury thereto. A sliding clasp 5 embraces these bifurcated arms, by means of which their upper ends may be brought together to seize the globe. The

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lower end of one of the bifurcations of the arms 2 is bent into a loop 6, which loosely embraces a screwthreadedshank 7, having a loop 8, which works upon a rod 9. The other end of this shank is provided with a thumbnut 10, and intermediate of the loops 6 and 8 are washers 12. The rod 9 at its lower end is provided with a short screw-rod 13, which passes therethrough and is provided with a screw-nut 14-. On its inner end the rod 13 is provided with a plate 15.

The numeral 16 denotes a plate similar to and superimposed upon the plate 15, the two being connected together by means of a thumbscrew 17.

The numeral 18 designates a plate of glass or other transparent material and has pain ted, printed, or otherwise formed thereon the advertisement which is to be displayed, said plate being confined between washers 19 to prevent injury or breakage thereof.

The operation is as follows: The arms 2 are attached to the globe by inserting the lower edge of the globe between their upper bifurcated ends and then pushing up the clasp 5, which securely confines said edge therebetween. The plate 18 is then adjusted so that the light from the lamp will strike the same at the proper angle, and the letters or characters thereon will be thrown upon the ground, sidewalk, or other places where they are desired to be displayed.

From the above it will be seen that the plate 18 can be set atany angle desired by means of the screwnut 14, thus enabling the characters thereon to be thrown to the place desired. Said plate can also be adjusted to and from the light by means of the rod 9 and thumbnut 10. By this means the size of the letters or characters refracted on the ground may be varied in size, as it will be obvious that the nearer the plate is brought to the light the larger the characters displayed on the ground, thus enabling said letters or characters to be made extremely small upon the plate, yet which will be perfectly legible when refracted upon the ground.

Instead of attaching the arms 2 to the globe,

their upper ends may be formed into hooks and connected with the frame of the light, if desired. I

Having thus described my invention, what 5 I claim is In an electric or other light, the combination, with the depending clamping-arms secured thereto, of horizontally and angularly adjustable rods connected with said arms, cargo ryin g an adj ustable transparent plate adapted to receive an advertising-sign, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY A. BIERLEY.

IVitnesses:

BENNETT S. JONES, Jos. L. CooMBs. 

